geysers

noun

plural of geyser
1
as in fountains

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as in sprays

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Recent Examples of geysers Many acidic geysers break down the rock that forms a geyser, but the acidity at Echinus is not strong enough to eat away at the surrounding stone. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for geysers
  1. fountains
  2. sprays
  3. springs
  4. jets
  5. bursts
  6. spits
  7. spritzes
  8. blasts
Noun
  • Nearby is Mastro's steakhouse, and right outside is a canopy of majestic oak trees and cascading fountains.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As of now the fountains and the ice rink appear to be in the renderings.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of fountains
Noun
  • These are what Brown calls paint sprays and spray threes, two of Brown’s foundational principles of the new-look, high-octane Knicks offense.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • To make new plantings a little more pest-proof, experiment with repellent sprays, like putrid egg solids, hot pepper spray, and humanely sourced predator spray.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Definition of sprays
Noun
  • The food hall launched three springs ago with promising outlets including Fat Sal’s sandwiches, Mini Kabob, Burrata House, Poke Me and Shrimp Daddy.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Although the Tavaputs region is extremely dry, several clear, cold springs keep Range Creek running the year around.
    — Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of springs
Noun
  • Nevertheless, watching a sports car flip upside down and land on cold-gas jets was proof enough that flying cars are moving out of science fiction and onto the runway.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Later in Thursday’s demonstration, the Roadster used the same jets to leap over a line of Tesla’s existing models parked side-by-side, and then used the jets off the back of the car to accelerate to 60 mph in that record time.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of jets
Noun
  • Cue the lovelorn weeping in the rain set to composer Roger Goula’s supple string score, and before us, a sweeping love epic bursts alive with real pain.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Definition of spits
Noun
  • Sanchez recently launched a happy hour with $8 wines and spritzes, including a yuzu sake spritz.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of spritzes
Noun
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied allegations that his country was involved in the pipeline blasts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lasting less than 60 days and consisting of two 5-day blasts, this episode saw a doubling of the X-ray brightness of the AGN at the heart of NGC 1275.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of blasts

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“Geysers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geysers. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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